Health
US food companies cut 6.4 trillion calories
Some of the largest U.S. food companies have cut more than 6.4 trillion calories from their products as part of a fight against obesity, according to a new study.
Jan 9, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Laying money on the line leads to healthier food choices over time
People are more likely to choose healthy options at the grocery store if they use the risk of losing their monthly healthy food discount as a motivational tool, according to new research published in Psychological Science, ...
Jan 6, 2014
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Medications
FDA withdraws arsenic-based animal drug approvals following study
(Medical Xpress)—At the request of two drug companies, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will withdraw approvals for three of four arsenic-based drugs currently approved for use in food animal ...
Oct 4, 2013
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Health
Kids' fast food ads emphasize giveaways more than food
Fast-food marketing aimed at children emphasizes giveaways and movie tie-ins much more frequently than ads targeted at adults, according to research published August 28 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by James Sargent ...
Aug 28, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New mobile technology can test for agricultural pathogens in Africa
A University of Colorado Boulder faculty member will travel to Africa later this month to test a mobile smartphone technology developed by his team to rapidly detect and track natural carcinogens, including aflatoxin, which ...
Aug 22, 2013
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Genetics
New technology links diet to genetic markers
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers looking into links between nutrition and genetics have developed technologies that will revolutionise how food companies validate new products.
Jul 1, 2013
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Pediatrics
Study examines Hispanic youth exposure to food, beverage TV ads
Hispanic preschoolers, children and adolescents viewed, on average about 12 foods ads per day on television in 2010, with the majority of these ads appearing on English-language TV, whereas fast-food represented a higher ...
Jun 17, 2013
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Health
Tobacco companies are not public health stakeholders
When assessing information presented by the tobacco industry, the US regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and regulatory bodies in other countries, should be aware that they are dealing with companies with a ...
May 28, 2013
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Health
What do we eat? New food map will tell us
Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has ...
May 27, 2013
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Medications
New sleeping pill poised to hit US markets
An experimental sleeping pill from US drug company Merck is effective at helping people fall and stay asleep, according to reviewers at the US Food and Drug Administration, which could soon approve the new drug.
May 21, 2013
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